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ageism |
Stereotyping of, prejudice toward, and/or discrimination against the elderly. |
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agnostic |
a person who believes that he does not know and cannot know if God exists. |
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atheist |
a person who believes that there is no God. |
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Buddhism |
a religion that follows the teachings of Buddha. |
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Christianity |
a religion that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. |
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cultural competence |
an ongoing process of learning about other cultures and applying that knowledge to help provide better health care. |
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developmental disability |
a chronic condition that restricts physical and/or mental abilities. |
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health |
state of physical, mental, and social well-being. |
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Hinduism |
a religion that believes in the unity of everything and that all are apart of God. |
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Islam |
a religion that follows the prophet Muhammad and the Five Pillars of Islam. |
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Judaism |
a religion that follows the teachings of God as given to Moses in laws and commandments. |
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mores |
the accepted traditional customs of a particular social group. |
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need |
something necessary or required. |
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psychosocial needs |
needs that involve social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirituality. |
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puberty |
the period during which a person develops secondary sex characteristics. |
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religion |
a set of beliefs concerning the cause and nature of the universe that often includes a moral code and usually involves specific rituals and practices. |
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spirituality |
of a relating to the concerns of the spirit, the sacred, or the soul. |
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stereotype |
a biased generalization about a group that is usually based on opinions and distorted ideas. |
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transcultural nursing |
the study of various cultures with the goal of providing care specific to each culture. |
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wellness |
successfully balancing things that happen in everyday life; includes five different types: social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. |